A UNO campus gets named for Bob Livingston
(Print edition T-P, May 20) Bob Livingston is finally starting to get his due. On Monday, the longtime former congressman was told that the University of New Orleans will name […]
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Louisiana should not make homestead exemption even bigger
(May 15) The homestead exemption may be politically sacrosanct in Louisiana, but that is no good reason to make it even bigger. The state House Ways and Means Committee has advanced […]
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EDITORIAL: Re-do of Amendment Two is good to do
(Official editorial of the Advocate/Times-Picayune, May 18, 2025) In one way at least, the Louisiana Legislature seems poised to apply the right lessons from earlier losses. After voters overwhelmingly […]
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Conversion needed for wetlands diversion
(May 11) The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project has become a massive mess, and no easy solutions present themselves. Going forward, the best approach may be an incremental one. Begun with […]
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Landry’s insurance bill invites corruption
(May 7) The Louisiana Senate should not accept a bad insurance-rate bill pushed by Gov. Jeff Landry and passed by the state House. Unless the Senate adds at least one […]
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Fluoride and ivermectin madness
There is still time for the Louisiana legislature to pull the plug on two of the worst health-related bills in recent memory. A bill to ban the addition of fluoride […]
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This Bubba was smart, funny and a great Louisianan
(April 24) More than four decades after he left public life, former state House Speaker E.L. “Bubba” Henry was no longer a familiar figure to most Louisianans. But Henry, who […]
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Gov. Landry’s insurance bill is a really bad idea
(April 20, print) It’s bad enough that Gov. Jeff Landry is hindering some fair-minded bills to rein in lawsuit abuse and, collaterally, help bring down insurance rates. What’s worse is […]
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New Orleans needs better budgeting process
(Official Times-Picayune editorial, April 15) As New Orleans officials grapple with an April 17 meeting where they literally will argue about whether or not the city faces a budget crisis, […]
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Why Louisiana should cut its sales tax
(April 13 print edition) In Louisiana, sales taxes are way too high. They need to come down. By most measures, Louisianans pay the highest sales taxes (state and local combined) in […]
